Money, Money, Money!! Podcasts...

Found these cute podcasts on identifying and using coins today.  I think they will be cute to use as an introduction and/or review to coins.  Check them out and see what you think!!

http://alex.state.al.us/podcast_view.php?podcast_id=1283

1.  This first podcast introduces the five coins, penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and half-dollar, and how much they are worth.  It also goes over how to count each set of coins.

http://alex.state.al.us/podcast_view.php?podcast_id=1286

2.  This is the second part to the previous podcast.  This podcast works more on counting coins that are alike and that are different.

These podcasts could easily be used in the classroom as a whole group lesson or you could show them in small groups for those struggling with money concepts. 

http://www.abcya.com/counting_money.htm

This website has really cute games for all grade levels in all educational areas.  This link takes you to the counting money interactive games which are a little advanced for first grade but would be cute maybe to work on together with a smartboard or in the upper grades.  It was so cute I just had to include it!!

Hope you all had an awesome 4th of July, mine was rainy and wet but it did slack off enough for my kids to do a few fireworks!!)